Transcript of "Open Forges and App Stores"

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What are the differencesForges are focussed around the code andthe tools for the developer community, withperhaps a "prosumer" user experience.Its up to projects if they want to build theirown more user-centric "shopfront"App stores are more focussed on theconsumer experience with a genericshopfront

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Is it worth it?App stores seem to have a natural maximum sizebefore becoming less useful for discoveryApp stores may be a side-channel rather than themain channel for distribution - doesnt replace havinga user-centric website as well as developer-centricforge pageFor many open source projects that are cross-platform, many potential app stores to targetHow important is it to forges?